YOHO, THEODORE SCOTT

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: Experience: House: District 3, 2013-Present; Home State: Florida; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $654,990Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Theodore 'Ted' Scott Yoho

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Carolyn; 3 Children: Katie, Lauren, Tyler

Birth Date: 04/13/1955

Birth Place: Minnesota

Home City: Gainsville, FL

Religion: Catholic

Education

DVM, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, 1983

BSA, Agriculture, University of Florida, 1979

AA, Broward Community College, 1976

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 3, 2012-present

Current Legislative Committees

Agriculture, Member

Foreign Affairs, Member

Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, Member

Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, Member

Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa, Member

Subcommittee on Nutrition, Member

Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, present

Co-Chair/Founding Member, Freshman Regulatory Reform Working Group, present

Member, Ports, Opportunity, Renewal, Trade, and Security (PORTS) Caucus, present

Member, Republican Study Committee, present

Co-chair/founding member, Veterinary Medicine Caucus, present

Professional Experience

Former Veterinarian

Former Laborer, Construction

Former Packer, Vegetable packing house

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, American Veterinary Medical Association, present

Member, Florida Association of Equine Practitioners, present

Member, Florida Cattlemens Association, present

Member, Florida Veterinary Medical Association, present

Member, National Rifle Association (NRA), present

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Oppose Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Support "Three Strikes" Laws and death penalty are necessary. The stricter punishment we use, the less crimes it occurs.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Oppose Cutting taxes and reducing regulation is the means to recuperate from the Great Recession.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Support School choice helps the poor who would otherwise be stuck in failing schools. Vochers for school choice can improce the education.
7. Make voter registration easier	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Oppose Government should not be involved with providing healthcare, because it would make the government takeover of a large portion of the economy and undue intrusions into personal medical histories.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Oppose Illegal immigration is illegal and should be enforced against.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Oppose Affirmative Action is a noble idea, but should not be enforced by government.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 48

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/18/2017	H.R.2397	DPRK Act of 2017	05/18/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. (All Actions)
05/18/2017	H.Res.223	Calling on the People's Republic of China (PRC) to cease its retaliatory measures against the Republic of Korea in response to the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) to U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), and for other purposes.	05/18/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. (All Actions)
04/20/2017	H.R.2114	To require the Secretary of the Treasury to implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with electronic identity theft.	04/20/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/08/2017	H.Res.272	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President of the United States shall, with the help of the Congress, address comprehensive tax reform within the first 240 days of the President's administration.	04/08/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/06/2017	H.Res.271	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Trade Representative should commence negotiations to enter into a bilateral trade agreement with Taiwan.	04/06/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/04/2017	H.Con.Res.46	Expressing support for the designation of a "National Purebred Dog Day".	04/04/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
03/31/2017	H.R.1847	PAST Act	03/31/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/24/2017	H.Con.Res.40	Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated.	03/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
03/20/2017	H.R.1643	FEAA	03/20/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
03/17/2017	H.R.1592	Holding Health Insurers Harmless Act	03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/14/2017	H.R.512	WINGMAN Act	02/14/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
01/10/2017	H.R.430	State Sponsors of Terrorism Review Enhancement Act	01/10/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
01/04/2017	H.R.291	TRUST Act	01/04/2017 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform (All Actions)
11/30/2016	H.R.5166	Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act	11/30/2016 Received in the Senate. (All Actions)
09/28/2016	H.Con.Res.170	Expressing support for the designation of a "National Purebred Dog Day".	09/28/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
09/13/2016	H.R.5484	State Sponsors of Terrorism Review Enhancement Act	09/13/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions)
07/14/2016	H.R.5908	FEAA	07/14/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
04/26/2016	H.Con.Res.130	Supporting the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) and recognizing 50 years of organized academic veterinary medicine in the United States.	04/26/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. (All Actions)
04/19/2016	H.Res.693	Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the Permanent Select Committee on Oversight of the Executive Branch.	04/19/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. (All Actions)
02/03/2016	H.Res.588	Condemning and censuring President Barack Obama.	02/03/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)

Total: 737

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
07/14/2016	H.R.5734	Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2016
07/14/2016	H.R.805	DOTCOM Act of 2015	Failed	Aye
07/14/2016	H.R.24	Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015
07/13/2016	H.Res.827	Condemning the terrorist attack on the Pulse Orlando nightclub, honoring the memory of the victims of the attack, offering condolences to and expressing support for their families and friends and all those affected, and applauding the dedication and bravery of law enforcement, emergency response, and counterterrorism officials in responding to the attack.
07/13/2016	H.R.4768	Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016	Passed	Aye
07/07/2016	H.Res.813	Amending the rules of the House of Representatives to exclude provisions relating to existing or proposed water resources development projects of the Corps of Engineers from the definition of congressional earmark, and for other purposes.
07/05/2016	H.Con.Res.140	Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the executive branch.
06/21/2016	H.R.5513	PROVE IT Act of 2016
06/21/2016	H.R.5499	Agency Accountability Act of 2016
06/16/2016	H.Res.789	Condemning the horrific acts of terrorism and hatred in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016, and expressing support and prayers for all those impacted by that tragedy.
06/16/2016	H.J.Res.95	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees.
06/16/2016	H.R.5410	Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2016
06/13/2016	H.Res.343	Expressing concern regarding persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience in the People's Republic of China, including from large numbers of Falun Gong practitioners and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups.
06/09/2016	H.R.5418	Protecting Internet Freedom Act
06/07/2016	H.R.5280	To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program to lend Department of Defense farm equipment to eligible farmers, and for other purposes.
05/24/2016	H.R.1769	Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2016
05/20/2016	H.R.4336	An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery of the cremated remains of certain persons whose service has been determined to be active service.	Passed	Yea
05/18/2016	H.R.5276	No Bailouts for State, Territory, and Local Governments Act
05/18/2016	H.R.5224	Criminal Alien Deportation Enforcement Act of 2016
05/18/2016	H.Res.650	Providing for the safety and security of the Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya in Iraq and awaiting resettlement by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and permitting use of their own assets to assist in their resettlement.

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